interested

adjective

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

(less common) Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

Owning a share of a company; being a shareholder.

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within sum-est · Latin · be

Synonyms for interested

concernedadj involvedadj curiousadj overcuriousadj inquiringadj fascinatedadj piquedv inquisitiveadj excitedadj titillatedadj attractedv

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Where does interested come from?

The word interested breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -est, from Latin sum (“be”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.